Habakkuk 3:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. ”

Habakkuk 3:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou wentest forth - Even a Jew says of this place, Kimchi: “The past is here used for the future; and this is frequent in the language of prophecy; for prophecy, although it be future, yet since...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thy (q) anointed; thou didst wound the head out of the house of the wicked, by laying bare the foundation to the (r) neck...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3. The Prayer of Habakkuk. Habakkuk 3:1 . Shigionoth: probably plural of shiggaion ( Psalms 7:1 , p. 373). But LXX reads n e ginoth , on the stringed instruments ( cf. Psalms 4:1 ;...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

anointed: i.e. for the salvation of Jehovah's anointed People (sing). See Psalms 105:15 . woundedst . dashest in pieces. out of . from. the wicked . [the] lawless one. Hebrew. rasha' . App-...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

The Prophet applies again to the present state of the people what he had before recorded—that God went forth with his Christ for the salvation of his people. Some consider that there is underst...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Sela...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Even for salvation with thine anointed— For the salvation of thine anointed. Thou woundedst the head of the house of the wicked; thou rasedst the foundations even to the rock. Habakkuk 3:14 . T...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Se...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah comes To Judgment This is one of the most brilliant poems in the OT. It was written by a man of imagination as well as of faith. It is not quite certain whether Habakkuk 3:8-15 are inten...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

III. (1-15) A hymn describing a future self-manifestation of Jehovah on Israel’s behalf, accompanied by the signs and wonders of the early history. It is impossible to give the English reader an i...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 3:1-19 The third chapter, an Ode or Rhapsody, is ascribed to Habakkuk by its title. This, however, does not prove its authenticity: the title is too like those assigned to the Psalms in t...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Faith That Is Invincible Habakkuk 3:1-19 This psalm was intended to be sung by the captives during the Exile, which was near. In Habakkuk 3:3-15 there is a recital of the great events in...
Habakkuk 3:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the proclamation concerning the righteous, the majesty of Jehovah and the consequent triumph of His people are set forth. It consists of a psalm which is a prayer. In the first movement the proph...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This blessed verse serves as a key to open to us the whole passage, and according to my apprehension, defines at once the glorious visible Jehovah, spoken of through the whole, to mean Christ. The wo...
Habakkuk 3:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of that people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed ,.... Or, "thy Messiah"; which Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret of Messiah the son of David; and read and...
Habakkuk 3:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, [even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Sela...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people For their deliverance and protection; even for salvation with thine anointed With those appointed and qualified to be leaders and rulers of thy...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Majesty; Wonders Wrought for Israel. B. C. 600. 3 God came from Teman, and...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou wentest forth: pursuant of his metaphor, the prophet speaks of God as marching on before his people; or it may refer to the ark, a token of God's presence before the people. For the salvation...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘You wounded the head from the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation, even to the neck. Selah (consider that!) You pierced with his own staves the head of his warriors, They came as a wh...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . ] Habakkuk 3:12 .] Acts of judgment connected with the salvation of Israel. March ] Solemn and majestic proceeding ( Judges 5:4 ; Psalms 68:8 ). Thresh ] Tread down the enemy...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Zechariah 3:1 . A prayer of Habakkuk, by which he cheered and encouraged the church, and his own soul, under all the gloom that overspread the state of his country. Shigionoth, the name of a pe...
Habakkuk 3:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

God came from Teman. God poetically portrayed and practically remembered The Bible contains many grand songs and odes. But this song of Habakkuk stands in peerless splendour amongst them all....
Habakkuk 3:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Habakkuk 3:1-35 Part II . PSALM OR PRAYER OF HABAKKUK . Habakkuk 3:1 § 1. The title. A prayer. There is only one formal prayer in the ode, that in Habakkuk 3...
Habakkuk 3:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah's Majestic Coming to Judgment
Habakkuk 3:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 12:29 ; Exodus 12:30 ; Exodus 14:13 ; Exodus 14:14 ; Exodus 15:1 ; Exodus 15:2 ; Isaiah 63:11 ; Joshua 10:11 ; Joshua 10:24 ; Joshua 10:42 ; Joshua 11:12 ; Joshua 11:8 ; Psalms 10...
Habakkuk 3:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

With thine anointed — Under the conduct of thine anointed, Joshua, the type of the Messiah. Thou woundest — Gavest a deadly wound to the kings of Canaan. The house of the wicked — The courts of the...

Habakkuk 3:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Habakkuk 3:13 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Habakkuk 3:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 3:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Habakkuk 3:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Habakkuk 3:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Habakkuk 3:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Habakkuk 3:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Habakkuk 3:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Habakkuk 3:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes